What we do

Connect the Grey trains businesses and organizations in practices that drive innovation, with a focus on nurturing talent and improving organizational communications and culture. We work with complex institutions across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

Workshops

Get a taste of Connect the Grey's programs with a one-time workshop or short series! We offer interactive, facilitated sessions at public venues and conferences; we can also tailor each workshop for businesses and organizations.

Topics include:

Helping people from different generations communicate effectively at work

Considering the future of work and the changes coming in your workplace and industry

Ecosphere: peer learning & support

"Ecosphere" refers to the part of the atmosphere where it becomes possible to breathe. In our Ecosphere model, cohorts of professionals learn alongside one another, provide mutual support, and practice soft skills such as giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Each peer cohort includes about 6 people of different ages, backgrounds, industries, and job titles, all of whom share a key concern or professional challenge. For example, they may be entrepreneurs in the early stages of forming a business, or people whose roles involve talent management. Within the loose structure of Ecosphere, participants are invited to decide as a group which topics and goals to focus on.

The Ecosphere model can also be used within companies to help people from different levels and departments better understand each other and work together. For example, a regular Ecosphere series can improve communication among teams such as sales, finance, and research and development.

Explorations: creative outingsfor teams

Just as athletes cross-train their bodies with a variety of exercises, it's important to cross-train your brain to stay limber and ready to solve new problems. Explorations are activities that invite teams to stretch beyond their comfort zones.

Like school field trips, Explorations invite people to experience concepts in new ways by touching, feeling, and participating hands-on, and then building on that learning back in the classroom — or workplace.

Past Explorations have included kayaking with Bent River Outfitter and touring behind the scenes at craft breweries.